Mega Code Archive

 
Categories / C# / File Stream
 

Removes a directory as best as it can Errors are ignored

//Microsoft Public License (Ms-PL) //http://visualizer.codeplex.com/license using System; using System.Collections.Generic; using System.Linq; using System.Text; using System.IO; using System.Diagnostics; namespace Redwerb.BizArk.Core.Util {     /// <summary>     /// Provides methods that are useful when working with files and directories.     /// </summary>     public static class FileUtil     {         /// <summary>         /// Removes a directory as best as it can. Errors are ignored.         /// </summary>         /// <param name="dirPath"></param>         public static void RemoveDirectory(string dirPath)         {             foreach (string childDirPath in Directory.GetDirectories(dirPath))                 RemoveDirectory(childDirPath);             foreach (string filePath in Directory.GetFiles(dirPath))             {                 try                 {                     File.Delete(filePath);                 }                 catch (Exception ex)                 {                     Debug.WriteLine("Unable to delete " + filePath + ": " + ex.Message);                 }             }             try             {                 Directory.Delete(dirPath);             }             catch (Exception ex)             {                 Debug.WriteLine("Unable to delete " + dirPath + ": " + ex.Message);             }         }     } }